Gregory C. Wolniak, Ph.D

GREGORY C. WOLNIAK, PH.D.

New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development 82 Washington Square East, Pless Hall, 6th Floor New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-5067 | [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Iowa, Social Foundations of Education, 2004

M.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, Economics, 2000

B.S. Iowa State University, Economics, 1997

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, STEINHARDT SCHOOL, NEW YORK NY 2013–present

Director, Center for Research on Higher Education Outcomes Clinical Associate Professor of Higher Education

NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO IL 2007–2013

Senior Research Scientist (2012-2013) Research Scientist (2007-2012)

HUMAN CAPITAL RESEARCH CORPORATION, EVANSTON IL 2006–2007

Senior Research Analyst

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY IA 2005

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Education Policy and Leadership Studies

CONTRACTED RESEARCH Horatio Alger Association Success Study. Principal Investigator and Project Director, 2010 –present. The goal of this project is to identify background factors and experiences of HAA Scholarship applicants that are associated with resilience and success, as well as salient differences between Scholars, non- recipients, and comparable sub-populations of high school students from across the U.S. This study is organized around the assumption that a discernible combination of individual attributes, support G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 2 structures, and educational experiences increase the ability of individuals to overcome adversity and to achieve educational and life success. NORC is following a mixed-methods design including quantitative and qualitative analyses of HAA application data, along with national comparisons based on ELS 2002 data. To secure this contract, NORC demonstrated analytic capabilities and substantive expertise in areas related to postsecondary access and success among at-risk student populations.

Evaluation of NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Research Scientist, and Assistant Project Director. 2008–2013. The NSF GRF program seeks to promote and maintain advanced training in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields by annually awarding roughly 1,000 fellowships to graduate students in research-based programs. The evaluation will focus on the influence of the GRF experience on the educational experiences of the fellows and on their professional careers. The evaluation will also investigate what impact the award of a fellowship can have on the institution with which the fellow is associated. NORC’s approach includes a survey of former fellows and of other applicants who did not receive fellowships. The NORC research team will match records at the individual level from the GRF and Survey of Earned Doctorates datasets and will undertake a comparative, quasi- experimental analysis using data from the GRF survey, the SED, and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients.

Analysis Support for the Federal TRIO Programs. Research Scientist. 2007–2012. The Federal TRIO Programs are educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes outreach and support programs targeted to serve and assist low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. NORC work with data from seven different TRIO programs, and produce reports on data quality, grantee performance, and a number of different program goals and outcomes across all seven TRIO programs: Student Support Services, McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math- Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers.

Gates Millennium Scholars Tracking and Longitudinal Study. Research Scientist. Primary Author, Main Findings Reports, 2007–2009. In September of 1999, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program. The GMS program will provide $1 billion over 20 years for scholarships and leadership opportunities for 20,000 high-achieving minority students from low- income families to attend the undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice. NORC was selected by the foundation to conduct the Gates Millennium Scholars Tracking and Longitudinal Study, whose primary purpose is to analyze the long- and short-term effects of the program on scholars’ academic, professional, and civic lives. The study contributed to basic research on the postsecondary education experience—addressing such topics as high school preparation, difference in experience by gender, transition to college, educational attainment, the relevance of civic and other non-academic experiences, and many other topics. The study also supported evaluations of the GMS program itself.

Washington State Achievers Study. Research Scientist. Primary Author, Main Findings Reports, 2007– 2009. The Washington State Achievers Program, sponsored and supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, facilitates the redesign of 16 high schools in Washington state to raise academic achievement for all students and seeks to remove barriers to higher education. It also provides Achievers Scholarships to support the postsecondary education of students who attend those 16 Achievers schools. NORC conducted the Washington State Achievers Study on behalf of the Foundation in order to assess the educational attainment and life outcomes of participating students and the effect of scholarship receipt. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 3

GRANTS Center for Excellence in Survey Research, NORC at the University of Chicago. Co-Principal Investigator, 2012–2013. Title: Examining the STEM Pipeline Among Underrepresented and Disadvantaged College Students. Award: $18,501.

Association for Institutional Research, NSF, & NPEC Research Grant. Co-Principal Investigator (with Mark E. Engberg), 2010–2011. Title: Access to Postsecondary Education: The interrelationship among high school contexts and socioeconomic status. Award number: RG10-144. Award: $39,000.

Center for Excellence in Survey Research, NORC at the University of Chicago. Principal Investigator, 2009–2010. Title: High School Contexts and Postsecondary Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis of ELS:2002. Award: $18,707.

Teagle Foundation, Higher Education Grants Program, Lead Analyst, Data Sharing Consortium, 2005– 2007. Title: Improving Teaching and Learning in the Liberal Arts. Award: $49,600.publications

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Hu, S., & Wolniak, G.C. (2013). College student engagement and early career earnings: Differences by gender, race/ethnicity, and academic preparation. Review of Higher Education, 36, 211-233.

Engberg, M.E., & Wolniak, G.C. (2013). College student pathways to the STEM disciplines. Teachers College Record, 115, 1-27.

Wolniak, G.C., Mayhew, M.J., & Engberg, M.E. (2012). Learning's weak link to persistence. Journal of Higher Education, 83, 795-823.

Melguizo, T., & Wolniak, G.C. (2012). The earnings benefits of majoring in STEM fields among high achieving minority students. Research in Higher Education, 53, 383-405.

Hu, S., & Wolniak, G.C. (2010). Initial evidence on the influence of college student engagement on early career earnings. Research in Higher Education, 52(1), 750-766.

Wolniak, G. C., & Engberg, M. E. (2010). Academic achievement in the first year of college: Evidence of the pervasive effects of the high school context. Research in Higher Education, 51(5), 451-467.

Engberg, M.E., & Wolniak, G.C. (2010). Examining the effects of high school contexts on postsecondary enrollment. Research in Higher Education, 51(2), 132-153.

Engberg, M. E., & Wolniak, G. C. (2009). Navigating disparate pathways to college: Examining the conditional effects of race on enrollment decisions. Teachers College Record, 111, 2255-79.

Wolniak, G. C., Seifert, T. A., Reed, E. J., & Pascarella, E. T. (2008). College majors and social mobility. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 26, 123-139.

Mayhew, M. J., Wolniak, G. C., & Pascarella, E. T. (2008). How educational practices affect the development of life-long learning orientations in traditionally-aged undergraduate students. Research in Higher Education, 49, 337-356. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 4

Seifert, T. A., Goodman, K. M., Lindsay, N., Jorgensen, J., Wolniak, G. C., Pascarella, E. T., & Blaich, C. (2008). The effects of liberal arts experiences on liberal arts outcomes. Research in Higher Education, 49, 107-125.

Wolniak, G. C., & Engberg, M. E. (2007). The effects of high school feeder networks on college enrollment. Review of Higher Education, 31(1), 27-53.

Wolniak, G. C., & Pascarella, E. T. (2007). Initial evidence on the long-term impacts of Work Colleges. Research in Higher Education, 48(1), 39-71.

Cruce, T. M., Wolniak, G. C., Seifert, T. A., & Pascarella, E. T. (2006). Impacts of good practices on cognitive development, learning orientations, and graduate degree plans during the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development, 47(4), 365-383.

Pascarella, E. T., Cruce, T., Umbach, P. D., Wolniak, G. C., Kuh, G. D., Carini, R. M., Hayek, J. C., Gonyea, R. M., & Zhao, C. (2006). Institutional selectivity and good practices in undergraduate education: How strong is the link? Journal of Higher Education, 77(2), 251-285.

Wolniak, G. C., & Pascarella, E. T. (2005). The effects of college major and job field congruence on job satisfaction. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 67(2), 233-251.

Reed, E. J., & Wolniak, G. C. (2005). Diagnosis or determination? Assessment explained by human capital and aptitude theories. Electronic Journal of Sociology. http://www.sociology.org/.

Pascarella, E. T., Pierson, C. T., Wolniak, G. C., & Terenzini, P. T. (2004). First-generation college students: Additional evidence on college experiences and outcomes. Journal of Higher Education, 75(3), 249-284.

Pascarella, E. T., Wolniak, G. C., Cruce, T. M., & Blaich, C. F. (2004). Do liberal arts colleges really foster good practices in undergraduate education? Journal of College Student Development, 45(1), 57-74.

Pascarella, E. T., Wolniak, G. C., Flowers, L. A., & Pierson, C. T. (2004). The role of race in the development of plans for a graduate degree. Review of Higher Education, 27(3), 299-320.

Pascarella, E. T., & Wolniak, G. C. (2004). Change or not to change – Is there a question? A response to Pike. Journal of College Student Development, 45(3), 353-355.

Pascarella, E. T., Wolniak, G. C., & Pierson, C. T. (2003). Influences on community college students’ educational plans. Research in Higher Education, 44(3), 301-314.

Pascarella, E. T., Wolniak, G. C., Pierson, C. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2003). Experiences and outcomes of first-generation students in community colleges: A research note. Journal of College Student Development, 44(3), 420-429.

Pascarella, E. T., Wolniak, G. C., & Pierson, C. T. (2003). Explaining student growth in college when you don’t think you are. Journal of College Student Development, 44(1), 122-125.

Pierson, C. T., Wolniak, G. C., Pascarella, E. T., & Flowers, L. A. (2003). Impacts of two-year and four-year college attendance on learning orientations. Review of Higher Education, 26(3), 299-321.

Wolniak, G.C., Pierson, C.T., & Pascarella, E.T. (2001). Effects of intercollegiate athletic participation on male orientations toward learning. Journal of College Student Development, 42(6), 604 – 624. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 5

GRANT REPORTS AND NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Wolniak, G.C., Neishi, K.M., Rude, J.D., & Gebhardt, Z. (2012). The State of Our Nation’s Youth: 2012– 2013. Alexandria, VA: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. http://www.horatioalger.org/publications/2012SONYFinal.pdf

Wolniak, G.C. (2012). Book Review. [Review of the book “College Choice and Access to College: Moving Policy, Research, and Practice to the 21st Century”]. Review of Higher Education, 35, 669-671.

Wolniak, G.C., Rude, J.D., Gebhardt, Z., & Hoffer, T.B. (2011). Understanding Educational Resilience: Evidence from Phase One of the Success Study of the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program. Chicago, IL: NORC at the University of Chicago.

Engberg, M.E., & Wolniak, G.C. (2011). Access to postsecondary education: The interrelationships among high school contexts and socioeconomic status. Final Report to the Association for Institutional Research. Award No. RG 19-144.

Wolniak, G.C., Weaver, E. (2009). The Third Cohort of Washington State Achievers Three Years After High School: A comparative analysis of the educational characteristics and college outcomes of the entering freshman class of 2003. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center. ISBN: 978-0-932132-71- 0.

Seifert, T.A., & Wolniak, G.C., (2008). Is majoring in the traditional arts and sciences preparing students for the new economy? Liberal Arts Online, 8(2). Available at: http://www.liberalarts.wabash.edu/lao-8- 2-arts-sciences-economy/

Wolniak, G.C., Zimowski, M.F., & Schacht, S. (2007). The Inaugural Cohort of Gates Millennium Scholars Six Years After High School. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center. ISBN: 978-0-932132-65-9.

Wolniak, G.C., Zimowski, M.F., & Schacht, S. (2007). The Second Cohort of Gates Millennium Scholars Five Years After High School. Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center. ISBN: 978-0-932132-64-2.

Pascarella, E.T., Wolniak, G.C., Cruce, T.M., Seifert, T.A., & Blaich, C.F. (2005). Liberal arts colleges and liberal arts education: New evidence of impacts. ASHE Higher Education Report, 31(3). ISBN: 0-7879- 8123-0.

Wolniak, G.C., Seifert, T.A., & Blaich, C.F. (2004). A liberal arts education changes lives: Why everyone can and should have this experience. Liberal Arts Online, 4(3). Available at http://www.liberalarts.wabash.edu/lao-4-3-liberal-art-experience/

Pascarella, E.T., Wolniak, G.C., Pierson, C., & Terenzini, P.T. (2002). In The Shadow Of The Mountains: Effects Of Private Liberal Arts Colleges In Central Appalachia. Summary Report to the Mellon and Spencer Foundations.

PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS Engberg, M.E., & Wolniak, G.C. (under review). An examination of the moderating effects of the high school socioeconomic context on college enrollment. High School Journal.

Wolniak, G.C., & Rekoutis, P.A. (under review). Factors Associated with College Coping among Students from Adverse Backgrounds. Journal of College Student Development. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 6

Wells, R.S., Wolniak, G.C., Engberg, M.E., & Manly, C.A. (in preparation). College Admissions Enhancement Strategies and Mechanisms for Maintaining Inequality.

Wells, R.S., Wolniak, G.C., Engberg, M.E., & Manly, C.A. (in preparation). Maintaining Inequality through College Admissions: Exploring the changing use of admission-enhancing strategies.

Wolniak, G.C. (in preparation). Promoting Pathways Towards STEM Bachelor’s Degrees for Students with Differing Propensities at College Entry.

Wolniak, G.C., Rekoutis, P.A., Rude, J.D., & Gebhardt, Z. (in preparation). Expressions of Resilience among Students in Pursuit of Postsecondary Education.

Wolniak, G.C. (in preparation). Educational Resilience and Promoting Success among At-risk College Students.

Wolniak, G.C., Rude, J.D., & Pascarella, E.T. (in preparation). Racial Attitude Change during the College Years.

MEDIA COVERAGE Rogers, B. (2013, May 3). The Power of Resilience: Study Shows How Horatio Alger Association Scholarships Make A Difference. Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2013/05/03/the- power-of-resilience-study-shows-how-horatio-alger-association-scholarships-make-a-difference/

Jaschik, S. (2012, April 10). Backwards on Racial Understanding. Inside Higher Education. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/10/study-suggests-students-grow-less-interested- promoting-racial-understanding

Press release - USC News and Media Relations (2012, June 22). For Minority College Students, STEM Degrees Pay Big. http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/newsroom/news_release.php?id=2760

Peck, P. (2012, August 17). STEM Majors Prove Especially Profitable For Minority Students: Study. The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/stem-majors-profitable-minority- students_n_1785021.html

PRESENTATIONS

REFEREED

Problems with the Pipeline: The choices and contexts affecting STEM baccalaureate completion (2013, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Factors Associated with College Coping Among At-Risk Students (2012, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Fault Lines in Postsecondary Educational Opportunity: A Mixed-Methods Examination of At-risk Students (2012, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 7

Racial Attitude Change during the College Years (2012, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Moral Reasoning and Persistence in Higher Education (2012, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The Interrelationships Among High School Contexts and Socioeconomic Status (2011, May). Presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Socioeconomic Disparities in College-Linking Resources and the Impact on Postsecondary Access (2011, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

High School Social Networks and Postsecondary Enrollment: A multi-level analysis of parent, peer and college-linking resources (2010, June). Presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Chicago, IL.

Socioeconomic Outcomes of GMS Participants in the Years Immediately Following College (2010, May). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

An Examination of the Moderating Effects of the High School Socioeconomic Context on College Enrollment (2010, May). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Learning’s Weak Link to Persistence (2009, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Examining the Effects of High School Contexts on Postsecondary Enrollment (2009, June). Presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Atlanta, GA.

Student Engagement in College and Early Career Earnings: Is There a Linkage? (2009, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Academic Achievement in the First Year of College: Evidence of the pervasive effects of the high school context (2008, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Jacksonville, FL.

Majors matter: Estimates of the effects of major field of study on the early-career earnings of minorities. (2008, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Jacksonville, FL.

Initial Evidence on the Socioeconomic Impacts of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. (2008, March). Presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, New York, NY.

Academic Quality of High Schools and Student Academic Achievement in the First Year of College. (2007, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Louisville, KY.

Navigating Disparate Pathways to College. (2007, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

The effects of high school feeder networks on college enrollment. (2006, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Anaheim, CA. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 8

Competencies for the new knowledge economy, public benefits of higher education, and the impacts of college majors. (2006, April). Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Higher education, earnings, and the role of college major. (2005, August). Presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

The effects of college major and job field congruence on alumni job satisfaction. (2004, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Kansas City, MO.

The effects of student work as an institutional characteristic: A preliminary report on college and employment outcomes of work college graduates. (2004, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Kansas City, MO.

Do liberal arts colleges really foster good practices in undergraduate education? (2003, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Portland, OR.

Interpreting educational assessments. (2003, April). Presented at the meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

First-generation college students: Additional evidence on college experiences and outcomes. (2002, November). Presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Sacramento, CA.

Defining and testing sorting hypotheses of schooling. (2002, August). Presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

INVITED

Closing the Interview and Landing the Job: Navigating Today's Academic Market (2013, April). Invited panel presentation at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

The Socioeconomic Impacts of College: What we know and what we can do about it (2011, April). Invited presentation at the Education Policy Seminar Series, University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education, Athens, GA.

Socioeconomic Outcomes of GMS Participants in the Years Immediately Following College (2010, May). Invited roundtable presentation at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

High school feeder networks on college enrollment: Implications and applications. (2008, September). Invited presented at the meeting of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, Seattle, WA.

The effects of liberal arts colleges from the National Study of Student Learning and Appalachian Region Alumni Outcomes Survey: Student outcomes during and after college. (2003, August). Invited presentation at the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.

The effects of liberal arts colleges from the National Study of Student Learning: Student characteristics and experiences. (2003, March). Invited presentation at the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN. G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 9

AWARDS Council For Advancement And Support Of Education, H.S. Warwick Research Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation. 2006. $2000.

Association for the Study of Higher Education Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award – Finalist. 2005.

Howard R. Jones Achievement Award, University of Iowa. This award is presented annually to a student in a graduate program in the College of Education based on substantial work such as a noteworthy scholarly presentation at a national professional conference or a publication in a reputable professional journal. 2003. $500.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION American Educational Research Association

Association for the Study of Higher Education

Association for Institutional Research

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Consulting Editor, Research in Higher Education, 2007 – present Affiliate, Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE), University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2012 – present External Reviewer, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Stats in Brief, 2013 Grant Reviewer, Association for Institutional Research, 2010 Discussant, AERA, Changing Viewpoints on Student Persistence and Success, 2006 Reviewer, ASHE, Division of Policy, Finance, and Economics, 2003–present Reviewer, ASHE, Students Division, 2007–present Chair, ASHE, 2004 Manuscript Reviewer, Ad-hoc . American Educational Research Journal . Research in the Sociology of Work . Review of Educational Research . Sociology of Education . Teachers College Record

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University Chicago, Graduate School of Education 2007– 2011 . Enrollment Management in Higher Education . Budgeting and Finance in Higher Education G.C. WOLNIAK PAGE 10

Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University 2007 . Evaluation in Higher Education Guest Lecturer, Loyola University Chicago 2005 . Evaluation in Higher Education Guest Lecturer, University of Iowa 2005 . Survey Research and Design Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Chicago 1999–2000

. Economic Decisions for Consumers and Families

Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago 1998-1999 . Principles of Economics for Business

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Chair of the Education Reading Group, NORC at the University of Chicago, Department of Education and Child Development, 2009–present. Organized to promote staff development and participation discussing trends in scholarship and policy research. Professional Development and Planning Committee, NORC at the University of Chicago, Department of Education and Child Development, 2009–present. Strategic Five-Year Plan Development Committee, Department of Education and Child Development, NORC at the University of Chicago, 2007–2009. Faculty Search Committee, Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Iowa, College of Education, 2002.